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the_moss_stomperToward the Storm (AO3 | ffnet)
When Nanaki glanced back, a leather case had appeared in Reno's gloved hand. It looked like a flat wallet, but it contained a row of pointed metal tools. Nanaki had seen a similar set before; the ninja girl carried lockpicks too. He recalled a conversation long ago, between her and the flower girl from Midgar. They had compared Yuffie's lockpicks to the hairpins Aerith used, traded practical tips and giggled as they tried them out on an old padlock they'd found.
The memory came with a pang of shame. The Turks had stolen Aerith away from her home and brought her to Shinra, too. What would she think of him now, cavorting with a Turk out of his free will?
The girls' budding friendship had fractured after the trouble Yuffie had put them all through in Wutai. Nanaki had eventually noticed a few wary attempts to reconcile, but he wasn't sure how far they had mended things before Aerith had left and–
The door swung inward with a soft creak. It took him a few beats to realize that the smell of death was not just bleeding in from his memories.
"Something is wrong."
Chapter 5 now available at AO3 and ffnet!
Fandom: Final Fantasy VII
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Characters: Red XIII | Nanaki, Reno, Original Characters, a bunch of familiar faces in minor roles
Additional Tags: Murder Mystery, Detective investigation, descriptions of dead bodies, Occasional Action, reluctant allies, buddy cop, Some angst, Reno/OC in the background, Reno/Tess FitzEvan to be precise, awkward conversations about relationships, Nanaki struggles with the human world
Summary
The Geostigma rages unchecked. People are growing desperate. Nanaki has travelled Gaia for months, searching for a cure. A promising lead sends him sniffing after a rare materia rumored to have unparalleled curative power. When the trail turns out to be littered with dead bodies, Nanaki winds up working with the unlikeliest of allies: the Turks.
When Nanaki glanced back, a leather case had appeared in Reno's gloved hand. It looked like a flat wallet, but it contained a row of pointed metal tools. Nanaki had seen a similar set before; the ninja girl carried lockpicks too. He recalled a conversation long ago, between her and the flower girl from Midgar. They had compared Yuffie's lockpicks to the hairpins Aerith used, traded practical tips and giggled as they tried them out on an old padlock they'd found.
The memory came with a pang of shame. The Turks had stolen Aerith away from her home and brought her to Shinra, too. What would she think of him now, cavorting with a Turk out of his free will?
The girls' budding friendship had fractured after the trouble Yuffie had put them all through in Wutai. Nanaki had eventually noticed a few wary attempts to reconcile, but he wasn't sure how far they had mended things before Aerith had left and–
The door swung inward with a soft creak. It took him a few beats to realize that the smell of death was not just bleeding in from his memories.
"Something is wrong."
Chapter 5 now available at AO3 and ffnet!
Fandom: Final Fantasy VII
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Characters: Red XIII | Nanaki, Reno, Original Characters, a bunch of familiar faces in minor roles
Additional Tags: Murder Mystery, Detective investigation, descriptions of dead bodies, Occasional Action, reluctant allies, buddy cop, Some angst, Reno/OC in the background, Reno/Tess FitzEvan to be precise, awkward conversations about relationships, Nanaki struggles with the human world
Summary
The Geostigma rages unchecked. People are growing desperate. Nanaki has travelled Gaia for months, searching for a cure. A promising lead sends him sniffing after a rare materia rumored to have unparalleled curative power. When the trail turns out to be littered with dead bodies, Nanaki winds up working with the unlikeliest of allies: the Turks.
